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English word origin

Etymology of -logue

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
suffix

Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse. · Synonym of -logist. · Synonym of -logy.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Root classification mention*leǵ-ine-pro
  • Unadapted borrowing mention-loguefrm
  • Derivation mention-λόγοςgrc · a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
suffix

A correspondent (homologue or analogue).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Back-formation from analogue or homologue.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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